I'm hiring people like for last 10 years or so. Long ago I understood that degree doesn't mean anything. Be it CalTech, MIT or school I never heard of. Probably

I'm hiring people like for last 10 years or so. Long ago I understood that degree doesn't mean anything. Be it CalTech, MIT or school I never heard of. Probably, because I'm not google and can't give away half a million salaries to the super top notch high achievers. For me degree is only an indication that person has grit, and dedication to spend 4+ years on something rather hard and boring. Which is a good thing. I can expect that person knows that sometimes work is a boring grind, just as Uni taught. However, learning programming by themselves require quite a dedication too. I hire regardless of degree, but I do take a closer look during probation period how candidate handles slower more boring tasks. So far, I didn't see much correlation between years spent in academia and long term productivity.